X-Port, ChronoFlex 0605850Recalls & reported problems
Bard Access Systems, Inc. · X-Port Titanium Low-Profile Implantable Port with Attachable 6F ChronoFlex Open-Ended Single-Lumen Venous Catheter Intermediate Kit · Class 2 · Implant
Data updated Oct 18, 2026 from official FDA records · Editorial policy
- Adverse event reports
- 6
- Deaths reported
- 0
- Injuries reported
- 5
- Recalls naming it
- 0
Summary
The FDA's MAUDE database contains 6 adverse event reports that list this exact device (DI 00801741026010), received between Oct 18, 2019 and Sep 4, 2025 — classified as 5 injuries, 1 malfunction.
The most frequently reported specific device problem is “Device Appears to Trigger Rejection” (3 reports).
Reports come from manufacturers, hospitals and patients and are not verified by the FDA. A report does not prove the device caused the event, and counts can't be used to compare devices or estimate failure rates. What reports can and can't tell you · How this data works · Data updated Oct 18, 2026.
Reports received per month
Most reported problems
Device problems
- Device Appears to Trigger Rejection3
- Difficult to Flush3
- Adverse Event Without Identified Device or Use Problem2
- Fracture1
Patient problems
- Infiltration into Tissue3
- Unspecified Infection2
- Appropriate Clinical Signs, Symptoms and Conditions Term/Code Not Available1
- No Consequences Or Impact To Patient1
Recent adverse event reports
The 6 most recent of 6 reports, in the reporter's own words as published by the FDA.
InjurySep 4, 2025Adverse Event Without Identified Device or Use Problem; Adverse Event Without Identified Device or Use Problem
IT WAS REPORTED THROUGH THE LITIGATION PROCESS THAT SOMETIME POST A PORT PLACEMENT, THE PATIENT DEVELOPED WITH UNSPECIFIED INFECTION. THE CURRENT STATUS OF THE PATIENT WAS UNKNOWN.
Patient problems: Unspecified Infection
MAUDE report 22961405 ↗InjuryJul 24, 2025Adverse Event Without Identified Device or Use Problem; Adverse Event Without Identified Device or Use Problem
IT WAS REPORTED THROUGH LITIGATION PROCESS THAT SOMETIME LATER PORT PLACEMENT PROCEDURE, THE PATIENT DEVELOPED WITH UNSPECIFIED INFECTION. THE CURRENT STATUS OF THE PATIENT WAS UNKNOWN.
Patient problems: Unspecified Infection
MAUDE report 22587107 ↗InjurySep 12, 2024Difficult to Flush; Device Appears to Trigger Rejection; Difficult to Flush; Device Appears to Trigger Rejection
IT WAS REPORTED THAT SOMETIME POST A PORT PLACEMENT, THERE WAS ALLEGEDLY DIFFICULTY IN FLUSHING THE PORT. IT WAS FURTHER REPORTED THAT THERE WAS ALLEGEDLY AN INSTANCE OF MILD INFILTRATION OF INTRAVENOUS FLUIDS. FURTHERMORE, THE PATIENT ALLEGEDLY EXPERIENCED LARGE FIBRIN SHEATH FORMATION AT THE END OF THE PORT AND THE PATIENT WAS TREATED WITH TISSUE PLASMINOGEN ACTIVATOR. REPORTEDLY, THE OUTCOME OF THE ISSUE WAS RESOLVED. THE CURRENT STATUS OF THE PATIENT IS UNKNOWN.
Patient problems: Infiltration into Tissue
MAUDE report 20198663 ↗InjurySep 12, 2024Difficult to Flush; Device Appears to Trigger Rejection; Difficult to Flush; Device Appears to Trigger Rejection
IT WAS REPORTED THAT SOMETIME POST A PORT PLACEMENT, THERE WAS ALLEGEDLY DIFFICULTY IN FLUSHING THE PORT. IT WAS FURTHER REPORTED THAT THERE WAS ALLEGEDLY AN INSTANCE OF MILD INFILTRATION OF INTRAVENOUS FLUIDS. FURTHERMORE, THE PATIENT ALLEGEDLY EXPERIENCED LARGE FIBRIN SHEATH FORMATION AT THE END OF THE PORT AND THE PATIENT WAS TREATED WITH TISSUE PLASMINOGEN ACTIVATOR. REPORTEDLY, THE OUTCOME OF THE ISSUE WAS RESOLVED. THE CURRENT STATUS OF THE PATIENT IS UNKNOWN.
Patient problems: Infiltration into Tissue
MAUDE report 20198549 ↗InjurySep 10, 2024Difficult to Flush; Device Appears to Trigger Rejection; Difficult to Flush; Device Appears to Trigger Rejection
IT WAS REPORTED THAT SOMETIME POST A PORT PLACEMENT, THERE WAS ALLEGEDLY DIFFICULTY IN FLUSHING THE PORT. IT WAS FURTHER REPORTED THAT THERE WAS ALLEGEDLY AN INSTANCE OF MILD INFILTRATION OF INTRAVENOUS FLUIDS. FURTHERMORE, THE PATIENT ALLEGEDLY EXPERIENCED LARGE FIBRIN SHEATH FORMATION AT THE END OF THE PORT AND THE PATIENT WAS TREATED WITH TISSUE PLASMINOGEN ACTIVATOR. REPORTEDLY, THE OUTCOME OF THE ISSUE WAS RESOLVED. THE CURRENT STATUS OF THE PATIENT IS UNKNOWN.
Patient problems: Appropriate Clinical Signs, Symptoms and Conditions Term/Code Not Available; Infiltration into Tissue
MAUDE report 20180400 ↗MalfunctionOct 18, 2019Fracture; Fracture
THIS REPORT SUMMARIZES ONE MALFUNCTION. A REVIEW OF THE REPORTED INFORMATION INDICATED THAT MODEL 0605850, IMPLANTABLE PORT, WAS ALLEGEDLY FRACTURED DURING TUNNELING. THIS INFORMATION WAS RECEIVED FROM A SINGLE SOURCE. THIS MALFUNCTION INVOLVED A PATIENT WITH NO CONSEQUENCES. THE PATIENT'S AGE, WEIGHT, AND GENDER WERE NOT PROVIDED.
Patient problems: No Consequences Or Impact To Patient
MAUDE report 9208950 ↗
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Sources and updates
- Device record: FDA GUDID, file dated Oct 13, 2026 · View this device in AccessGUDID ↗
- Adverse event reports: FDA MAUDE, file dated Oct 14, 2026 · each report above links to its original FDA record
- Recalls: FDA Medical Device Recalls, file dated Oct 16, 2026
- Page last rebuilt: Oct 18, 2026. Data downloaded through openFDA, which notes it is not validated for clinical or regulatory use.
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